Assessment of precautionary measures practiced and impact of nationwide lockdown on psychological health of dental professional of Maharashtra due to CoViD -19 pandemic: A cross sectional study (Preprint)
BACKGROUND due to the CoViD -19 pandemic , all countries were forced to impose lockdown which had undesirable effect on the psychological health of health care workers. OBJECTIVE Aim : To assess the precautionary measure practiced and the impact of nationwide lockdown due to CoViD -19 among dental professionals of Maharashtra. METHODS Method: A total of 2056 dental professionals complete the questionnaire based survey. Chi square test was done to compare the practices between male and female dental professionals. RESULTS Result: A statistical significant difference was found between male and female dental professionals with respect to precautionary measures practiced. 70% participants reported a negative impact on their psychological health post nationwide lockdown. CONCLUSIONS Conclusion: Male dental professionals of Maharashtra need to be motivated to practice precautionary measures to protect themselves against CoViD -19 infection. Dental professionals also need to follow certain guidelines to improve their psychological well being post nationwide lockdown. CLINICALTRIAL no